QV-5700

QV-5700

Casio QV-5700 Review

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Record Screens & Menus

Record mode screen display with the camera in AUTO mode. The icons (left to right)
indicates matrix metering, multi-AF focus mode, exposure mode is
AUTO, drive mode is single, there are "240" pictures remaining at the current image size
of 2560 x 1920 pixels in Fine quality.
The zoom lens is about a third of the way between wide and tele, the solid area above the halfway point
indicates the digital zoom focal lengths. On the bottom is an icon showing the battery
condition.

Pressing the DISP button toggles a real-time histogram, which is a graph of pixel
brightness across the dynamic color range. This provides valuable feedback about exposure
when shooting in difficult lighting conditions. You can use exposure compensation (in
Program AE or AUTO mode) or vary the shutter speed or aperture (in Manual mode) to get
the proper exposure value.

When the shutter release is half-pressed the focus is activated, if successful the focus
brackets will turn green and the shutter speed and aperture is displayed.

The camera may be manually focused, there is no distance readout but the LCD
displays the "expanded" focus point for visual confirmation of the focus adjustments.
The 4-way control is moved up or down to achieve manual focus. There is also a fixed
infinity position and a dedicated macro mode (2.4 in. to 19.7 in.)

When set to Multi-AF the camera will take readings from all three focus zones (Left,
Center and Right) and chooses the one with the closest camera to subject distance.
Tha AF target marks turn green when focus is good or red to indicate the image
is not in focus. If the Expanded Focus option is enabled, the active AF point is
displayed enalarged as shown above.

Shooting in Shutter speed priority, Aperture priority or Manual will
display the shutter speed and aperture settings at all times.

Normally the camera uses the center of the frame to perform its autofocus calculations
but you can manually select one of nine focusing zones by pressing the FOCUS button and
enabling the Spot-AF mode. You move the "+" to the desired zone with the 4-way selector
switch (see below).

You change focus modes by holding the FOCUS button down and rotating the selection dial.

You change white balance by holding the WB button down and rotating the selection dial.
The image on the color LCD will visually change as you select different white balance
presets. For the best possible results the custom white balance option can exactly match
the lighting conditions. You aim the camera at a white card or neutral target and
press the shutter, it then calculates and sets the white balance accordingly.

To change the metering mode you hold down the metering button and rotate the selection
dial. Default is Multi which uses multiple areas of the frame to calculate the exposure.
You can manually select Center-weighted averaging or Spot for more precise control.

The dedicated Panorama mode can captures up to 10 images in sequence which are then
merged in the camera for an animated replay. The user is prompted on the LCD screen to
achieve the proper amount of overlay between the images to produce the best panorama.

Screen display while in the Movie recording mode. Up to 30 seconds of 320 x 240
motion video can be recorded and saved as an AVI video file. The zoom control will
work because there is no sound
recorded as the camera lacks a microphone.

The "Best Shot" mode uses pre-programmed shooting scenes to aid the user in creating
better pictures. These scenes automatically set the proper camera parameters for you.
There are five builtin scenes (People, Scenery, Flowers, Night Scene and Soft Focus,)
some have guide templates displayed on the LCD to properly position your subjects.

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